Table of Contents: Down to earth :

Corporate Authors:	National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on the Geographic Foundation for Agenda 21., National Research Council (U.S.). Committee on Geography., National Research Council (U.S.). Mapping Science Committee., National Research Council (U.S.). Board on Earth Sciences and Resources.
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Washington, D.C. : National Academies Press, ©2002.
Subjects:	Sustainable development > Africa. Economic geography. Africa > Economic conditions. POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Economic Policy. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Government & Business. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Development > Economic Development. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Development > Business Development. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Structural Adjustment. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Development > General. Africa.
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Table of Contents:

""Front Matter""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Executive Summary""; ""1 Introduction""; ""2 Agenda 21 Implementation: Progress, Challenges, and the Role of Geographic Data""; ""3 Geographic Information Activities in Africa""; ""4 Facilitating the Use of Geographic Data: Spatial Data and Telecommunications Infrastructures""; ""5 Geographic Data for Sustainable Development I: Framework Data""; ""6 Geographic Data for Sustainable Development II: Other Thematic Data""; ""7 GIS-Based Decision-Support Systems in Africa""
""8 Building Capacity to Apply Geographic Information to Sustainable Development in Africa""""9 Lessons Learned and Recommendations""; ""A Biographical Sketches of Committee Members""; ""B Oral and Written Contributors""; ""C FGDC Statement""; ""D Acronyms""; ""E Glossary""